Identification and characterization of a SARS-CoV-2 Mpro G23 deletion ensitrelvir-resistant mutant
Yao Ma, Chengjin Ye, R Rahisuddin, Sara Hussein Mahmoud, Anastasija Čupić, Ahmed Magdy Khalil, Esteban Castro, Nathaniel D. Jackson, Mahmoud Bayoumi, Shailee Arya, Yogesh K. Gupta, Adolfo García‐Sastre, Richard Karl Plemper, Luis Martínez‐Sobrido
This study identifies and characterizes a SARS-CoV-2 Mpro G23 deletion mutant resistant to ensitrelvir but not to nirmatrelvir or remdesivir.
mBio · Jun 3, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology